Greetings again! Thanks to all who have responded to my request for thoughts on the upgrade from a ti-book to al-book for my girlfriend - and my quantum leap from duo to al-book. About the hacks for OS9: does this work well, or is it too much of a pain to make it work? I'd like to avoid upgrade $$$ for software wherever possible. What are the biggest troubles with the OSX? Since I've been in OS 8.1 for years now, I've not followed issues with OSX. Of course, this will be a learning curve (fairly steep, so I assume.) I don't expect a total rundown of every OSX bug but what should I be aware of upfront when I first get to using it? Will someone who has made the switch from a ti-book to an al-book tell me their opinion of any "quality" differences they see in the hardware? My girlfriend had quality probs with her ti-book and I'd like to reassure her it is a good move to spend the money. Thanks to all, Cheers! Dave __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com